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Troye Sivan – “Revelation” from Boy Erased The Academy announced the shortlist of 15 songs that will compete for an Oscar nomination next month and you can listen to them all right here. From Grammy-winning legends like Dolly Parton, Kendrick Lamar and Diane Warren to newcomers like Troye Sivan, Arlissa and The Coup and the comeback of Sade, this list …

The trio of Focus Features films that received Golden Globe nominations this morning – BlacKkKlansman, Boy Erased and Tully – earned seven mentions and with them a flurry of reactions and appreciation from stars Lucas Hedges, Charlize Theron, Adam Driver and John David Washington as well as director Spike Lee, producers Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and …

Joel Edgerton on the set of Joel Edgerton’s BOY ERASED, a Focus Features release. Credit: Kyle Kaplan / Focus Features Joel Edgerton built a solid career in his native Australia in television shows like Water Rats and The Secret Lives of Us but had his first international break came from when he played Uncle Owen Lars in 2002’s Star Wars: …

Joel Edgerton has crafted a compassionate family drama with extraordinary performances from Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe In Boy Erased, based on Garrard Conley’s best-selling memoir of the same name, Jared, a 19-year old college student, is whisked away from his Arkansas home in the dark, early hours of the morning by his mother to 12-day gay conversion camp …

When I first wrote about the box office potential of Oscar films back in 2014, I noted that while financial success is not as significant as critical acclaim and pedigree, it can still sometimes play a key role in making or breaking a film’s awards potential. Four years later and, for the most part, that still remains the case. Netflix …

Author Garrard Conley on the set of Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased, a Focus Features release. Credit: Focus Features Garrard Conley is the author of the memoir Boy Erased, about his experience in a gay conversion camp, now a major motion picture set for release by Focus Features on November 2nd. Boy Erased was nominated for a Lamdba Literary Award and was featured as a …

Martha Conley at the Boy Erased Q&A at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival If you were able to attend the premiere of Boy Erased at the Toronto International Film Festival this year you likely witnessed a true star being born. Martha Conley is the mother of Garrard Conley, author of Boy Erased, a memoir about his experiences in a …

The nominations for the 60th Australian Academy Awards have been announced and Ladies in Black leads the pack with 11, followed by Sweet Country with 10. Joel Edgerton earned three of Boy Erased‘s seven nominations (Director, Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay) that also included Best Feature and three acting nods for Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. Upgrade, Breath …

In this titillating 69th Oscar podcast, I am joined by returning guest Kyle Buchanan, newly of The New York Times where he has his own column called The Carpetbagger. Kyle and I kick the tires on all four acting categories, taking a closer look at co-leads running in Supporting (like Best Supporting Actor frontrunner Mahershala Ali for Green Book) to a …

Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) maintains his #1 status and right now still looks like the one to beat in Best Actor. I think the question for many people is how many Oscars can Cooper take home in one night? He could be personally nominated for five awards and I feel like the industry likes him the way they …

2020 Best Picture Predictions

1917 (Universal) December 25
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony/Columbia) November 22
Ford v. Ferrari (20th Century Fox) November 15
Harriet (Focus Features) November 1
The Irishman (Netflix)
Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight) October 18
Just Mercy (Warner Bros.) January 17, 2020
The Laundromat (Netflix)
Little Women (Sony/Columbia) December 25
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (Sony/Columbia) July 26

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